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Objective of the research

The Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), as part of the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, is conducting an independent research project. Its main objective is to understand the motivations, preferences, and job satisfaction of workers offering their freelancing servicesthrough digital platforms, such as YoungOnes.

How do we proceed?

The research will consist of a survey via the Qualtrics software. The data manager of Maastricht University (ROA) will download the response to the survey and store the data in a secure location on the server of Maastricht University, only accessible for the data manager of Maastricht University (ROA). The data manager of Maastricht University (ROA) will remove all personal data and create an identification key. Then, based on the identification key, the research team of Maastricht University (ROA) will link administrative data from YoungOnes (e.g. number and type of gigs executed) to the survey and will remove the identification key, thus creating an anonymized dataset available only to the research team of Maastricht University (ROA). 

Confidentiality of information

The anonymized data will only be accessible and used by the researchers involved in the research team at Maastricht University (ROA). The research team at Maastricht University (ROA) will never report on individual responses; the minimum number of respondents for reporting per answer category is five. The research data will be retained for a period of 10 years. 

For more information on how YoungOnes processes your data and how you can exercise your rights thereto, please visit YoungOnes' privacy notice at https://youngones.com/nl/privacy-policy/

Potential risks and inconveniences

There are no physical, legal or economic risks associated with your participation in the research.

Voluntary basis

Participation in the research is voluntary. You have the right to stop participating in the research at any time, without stating reasons, and you have the right to withdraw your permission for the use of your information in the research. If you decide to stop participating in the research, this will not have any adverse consequences for you. If you decide to stop participating in this research, the information you submitted before you withdrew permission will be used for the research.

Your questions and rights

For any questions regarding the research, please contact the research team at ROA, Maastricht University by sending an email to platformwork-sbe@maastrichtuniversity.nl. If you have any specific questions regarding the handling of personal data, you can also submit these to the Data Protection Officer of Maastricht University by sending an email to fg@maastrichtuniversity.nl. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority.

Finally, you have the right to submit a request to access, change, delete or modify your data. You can do so by going to Maastricht University General Privacy Statement and submitting your request via the link of the ICTS Servicedesk.